114 results for “osteoporosis”
58y · Male·Aspiration pneumonia
Robert Djurovich, a 58-year-old man with Down syndrome, dementia, epilepsy, and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, died from aspiration pneumonia on 1 January 2023 after admission to Maroondah Hospital on 1 November 2022…
83y · Female·Diffuse Alveolar Damage in a woman with recent leg fracture and Atherosclerotic …
An 83-year-old woman with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mobility limitations fell from her bed while on a bedpan at an aged care facility, sustaining a compound ankle fracture. The registered nurse on duty had le…
86y · Male·Respiratory complications in a man with chronic lung disease and rib and pelvic …
Albert Dean May, an 86-year-old man with COPD and osteoporosis, sustained life-threatening injuries when struck by an electric bicycle on a footpath. He was treated a…
80y · Female·Complications of chronic lymphocytic lymphoma in the setting of multiple medical…
Joyce Drummond, an 80-year-old woman with chronic lymphocytic lymphoma, pancytopenia, and intellectual disability, died from complications of her lymphoma in a palliative care setting. She had lived in disability accommo…
91y · Male·Severe heart failure secondary to ischaemic cardiomyopathy
Ernest Robert Tester, a 91-year-old man with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and severe heart failure, died in an aged care facility. He experienced chest tightness and difficulty breathing at 2am, treated appropriately by nurs…
67y · Male·aspiration of gastric contents, due to morphine toxicity, in the context of bila…
A 67-year-old man with chronic pain, pancreatitis, osteoporosis and emphysema died from aspiration of gastric contents due to morphine toxicity. He had been prescribed…
67y · Female·mixed prescription drug toxicity (oxycodone and oxazepam); central nervous syste…
…l 2019. She had multiple chronic conditions including Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, depression and insomnia. She had discontinued antidepressants two months before death. Following an ar…
31y · Male·sepsis due to urosepsis and pneumonia on a background of C3 incomplete tetrapleg…
Michael Quinn, a 31-year-old quadriplegic inmate, died from sepsis secondary to urosepsis and pneumonia. He had C3 incomplete tetraplegia from a self-inflicted stab wound in 2013 and was serving a 20-year sentence. An in…
54y · Male·Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia in a man with Huntington's Disease, with contrib…
George Platakis, a 54-year-old man with Huntington's Disease and COPD, died from Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia while residing in specialist disability accommodation. He had sustained a serious fall in January 2023 caus…
89y · Female·Injuries sustained in motor vehicle collision (pedestrian)
Mrs Julia Folcik, an 89-year-old woman, was struck by a taxi while crossing Main Road East in St Albans. She sustained multiple rib and pelvic fractures, scapular fracture, and bladder perforation. Initial treatment at F…
74y · Female·Intracranial haemorrhages (non-operated) on a background of dementia
Frances Veronica Icke, aged 74, died from intracranial haemorrhages on a background of dementia. She fell at home on 31 December 2021 and was admitted to hospital with two brain bleeds. Neurosurgery determined she was no…
70y · Male·spontaneous left frontal intracerebral haemorrhage
…pital. He had pre-existing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, severe interstitial lung disease, and osteoporosis. In September 1998, he suffered a stroke and was appropriately transferred to hospital and recovered. I…
83y · Female·Hospital-acquired pneumonia caused by injuries from fall; frailty and osteoporos…
An 83-year-old woman died from hospital-acquired pneumonia following spinal fractures sustained in a fall from a mobility hoist at an aged care facility. The hoist failed when the spreader bar detached due to a worn and …
68y · Male·Bronchopneumonia in a man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Maris Kugis, a 68-year-old man with chronic schizophrenia, personality disorders, and multiple serious physical conditions including COPD, ankylosing spondylitis, and undiagnosed pancreatic adenocarcinoma, died from bron…
78y · Female·multi-organ failure due to haemorrhage into the abdomen, pelvis and retroperiton…
…l fusion surgery. The patient had multiple comorbidities, previous spinal surgery with persistent pain, osteoporosis, and religious refusal of blood transfusion. During surgery, she became hypotensive and tachycardic dur…
52y · Male·C2, C3, C4 spinal injury sustained from a fall secondary to seizures
A 52-year-old man with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and intellectual disability living in disability accommodation fell in the bathroom after a seizure and sustained cervical spine fractures (C2-C3-C4). He was admitted to h…
76y · Female·Aspiration pneumonia complicating surgery for pelvic and spinal fractures on a b…
A 76-year-old woman died from aspiration pneumonia following surgery for pelvic and spinal fractures sustained in a fall on a shopping centre travelator. She fell when her husband lost control of a shopping trolley with …
68y · Male·community-acquired pneumonia in a setting of advanced centriacinar emphysema, al…
A 68-year-old man died of community-acquired pneumonia complicated by asplenia (absent splenic function), chronic liver disease from alcohol misuse, and severe malnutrition. He presented with syncopal episodes, cachexia,…
52y · Female·Spinal injuries sustained in falls in a woman with multiple medical comorbiditie…
Caroline Monique Hall, a 52-year-old woman with intellectual disability, epilepsy, schizophrenia, and multiple comorbidities living in supported disability accommodation, died from spinal injuries sustained in falls. She…
82y · Female·multi organ failure from burns on a background of aortic stenosis and ischaemic …
An 82-year-old woman with chronic pain from osteoporosis used a hot water bottle at a nursing home. A carer filled it with boiling water directly from a kettle …
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